Global Earth Day 2024

Global Plastic Production: Approximately, how much plastic is produced globally each year?

• 38 million tons

• 400 million tons

• 3.8 million tons

• 3.1 million tons

Answer explanation

According to United Nation Environment Programme, globally, we produce about 400 million tonnes of plastic in 2022, with an annual increase of 1.6%.

Consequences of Single-Use Plastics: Where do single-use plastic items like bags and straws typically end up?

• Recycled

• Landfills, rivers, and oceans

• Composted

• Reused

Answer explanation

Single-use plastics in particular—especially small items like straws, bags, and cutlery - are traditionally hard to recycle because they fall into the crevices of recycling machinery and therefore are often not accepted by recycling centers.

Plastic Waste in Vietnam: What percentage of plastic waste is recycled in Vietnam?

• 5%

• 11%

• 60%

• 94%

Answer explanation

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, only 11% of plastic waste in Vietnam is recycled, the rest is dumped into the landfills or burnt.

Vietnam’s Plastic Pollution Ranking: As of 2022, where does Vietnam rank in terms of plastic polluters of the world’s oceans?

• 1st

• 4th

• 8th

• 10^th

Answer explanation

Not a position to be proud of…

Plastic Consumption in Vietnam: How much has annual plastic consumption per person in Vietnam increased from 1990 to 2018?

• From 3.8 kg to 41 kg

• From 3.1 kg to 38 kg

• From 2.8 kg to 28 kg

• From 4.1 kg to 48 kg

Answer explanation

Remember the old days when plastic our consumer products were made from glass, clay, metal, paper, wood and other natural sources, and now plastic is inside everything we use in our daily life.

Vietnam’s Plastic Waste Policy: By what year does the Vietnamese government plan to ban the production and importation of single-use plastic bags?

• 2024

• 2025

• 2026

• 2030

Answer explanation

From January 1, 2026, it is prohibited to produce and import non-biodegradable plastic bags with dimensions smaller than 50 cm x 50 cm and a film thickness of less than 50 μm.

Earth Day 2024 Goal: What is the ambitious goal set by Earth Day 2024 for plastic production?

• End plastic production by 2040

• Reduce plastic production by 60% by 2040

• Maintain current levels of plastic production

• Reduce plastic production by 20% by 2040

Answer explanation

The theme for Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. The organization is demanding a 60 percent reduction in the production of plastics by 2040.

Single-Use Plastic Bags: How many plastic bags are used worldwide every minute?

• 500 thousand

• 1 million

• 2 million

• 5 million

Answer explanation

This might seem like an unbelievable number, but according to Ecowatch, between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide annually, equivalent to about 2 million every minute.

Plastic in Oceans: By what year could there be more plastic than fish in the ocean?

• 2030

• 2040

• 2050

• 2060

Answer explanation

A report by the Ellen MacArthur foundation in partnership with the World Economic Forum found that if plastic pollution continues at this rate, oceans will contain at least 937 million tons of plastic and just 895 million tons of fish by 2050.

Plastic Bag Usage Time: On average, how long is a plastic bag used before it is discarded?

• Less than 5 minutes

• 12 minutes

• 30 minutes

• Over an hour

Answer explanation

Yep, that’s right — they’re used for an average of 12 minutes and then take up to a thousand years to decompose. Even worst, they are not fully “decomposed”, instead, they turn into million microplastic particles.